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i think npr can function just fine on its own. that would be nearly $1 billion a year, $10 billion over a decade, if we just cut out those two programs. there many places we could cut that we're spending on programs that we do not need, wasteful programs. when the gao cn find $200 billion in cuts, that a significant. host: in your view, what is the proper role of government? guest: xiii, the government is ordained by god. punish those who do evil and reward those which is right. the government should be maintaining law and order and to be fostering a society in which exemplary behavior is rewarded and less than exemplary behavior is not. and there's a moral symmetry to the society. i think government and the country as wealthy as ours, we should be looking out for the welfare and health of the people within the ability of the government and the ability of the country to pay we cannot do everything. that is part of the problem. washington has been tried to do everything. they have been kicking the can down the road. now we've reach
i think npr can function just fine on its own. that would be nearly $1 billion a year, $10 billion over a decade, if we just cut out those two programs. there many places we could cut that we're spending on programs that we do not need, wasteful programs. when the gao cn find $200 billion in cuts, that a significant. host: in your view, what is the proper role of government? guest: xiii, the government is ordained by god. punish those who do evil and reward those which is right. the government...
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npr should do the same. with the national debt over $13 trillion the government should not continue to fund n nonessential services. host: nonessential services being funded in the case of public broadcasting. guest: you have to put it in context. the services we provide are 1/10,000th of 1% of the federal budget. you could him fate all of public public pwrabroadcasting 1,000 t and not affect the deficit. this is not about money. there are much bigger pots of money the congress could identify that would be more availing to them of satisfying their budget challenge. the issue, i think, is to say what should public pwrabroadcas be doing and how it should change going forward? we have been in business 40 years and the american people appreciate it and we have by overwhelming margins been confirmed as the best use of taxpayer dollars second only to national defense. but it is obviously a matter in which we can always be improving our product and we would be happy to with the congress, f.c.c. and administration o
npr should do the same. with the national debt over $13 trillion the government should not continue to fund n nonessential services. host: nonessential services being funded in the case of public broadcasting. guest: you have to put it in context. the services we provide are 1/10,000th of 1% of the federal budget. you could him fate all of public public pwrabroadcasting 1,000 t and not affect the deficit. this is not about money. there are much bigger pots of money the congress could identify...
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in the wake of a disaster from npr. his departure from npr set off a firestorm. just a few months later, the president and ceo resigned under pressure. after his departure from npr, he explained that he did not fit in their box. nor did he fit into any box, which makes them all the more interesting. our guest speaker was born in panama, the son of a boxing trainer and a seamstress. when he was 4 years old, his family emigrated to brooklyn. he would go on to earn scholarships to an exclusive quaker prep school. it was at student newspapers that he had his first taste of journalism. in a column after the npr dust up, described him as being cut from a different cloth. he started his career as an intern at the washington post." he spent 23 years as a reporter. he reported on everything from problems in the d.c. public schools to corruption by the mayor before going on to cover the white house and every political campaign. his insight and reporting act to amend it led to many television appearances. npr initially hired him t
in the wake of a disaster from npr. his departure from npr set off a firestorm. just a few months later, the president and ceo resigned under pressure. after his departure from npr, he explained that he did not fit in their box. nor did he fit into any box, which makes them all the more interesting. our guest speaker was born in panama, the son of a boxing trainer and a seamstress. when he was 4 years old, his family emigrated to brooklyn. he would go on to earn scholarships to an exclusive...
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the npr issue is very significant. it is in the cr to defund npr in the house version. when you look at this tape it raises a lot of questions, now you have the resignation of vivian schiller as a part of this whole scandal we've been watching unfold. i want to view the original tape that caused all this problem for the main fund-raiser at npr who thought he was speaking with some leaders of a muslim organization. here is what he said that caused all this. take a look. >> the republican party, particularly the tea party is fanatic lee involved in people's personal lives and very fundamental christian. basically they are, they believe in a sort of white, middle america gun toting. and it's a bit scary. >> is that james o'keefe? i don't recognize him without his pimp outfit. the guy is clearly a manipulator. martha: alan what about what the man said on the tape that is what relevant here. >> npr has renounced that and says we don't agree with him. whether or not vivian schiller resigned because of this. maybe it was an aggregate because of the juan williams situation. it
the npr issue is very significant. it is in the cr to defund npr in the house version. when you look at this tape it raises a lot of questions, now you have the resignation of vivian schiller as a part of this whole scandal we've been watching unfold. i want to view the original tape that caused all this problem for the main fund-raiser at npr who thought he was speaking with some leaders of a muslim organization. here is what he said that caused all this. take a look. >> the republican...
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npr your tax dollar money. why? >> with an increase and move over, tina fey, the movie producers just picked somebody else to play sarah palin in her big screen debut. >> happy birthday to carrie underwood. she's 28 today. ok guys, how's the family gonna use less? i'm gonna use less honey. i'm gonna text less. well, i'm gonna use less bath tissue with charmin!!! [ female announcer ] with charmin ura soft you can feel good while using less. charmin ultra soft's ultra-cushiony design is soft and more absorbent. so you can use four times less versus the leading value brand. ahh, using less never felt so good. [ female announcer ] charmin ultra soft. enjoy the go. the two trains and a bus rider. the "i'll sleep when it's done" academic. for 80 years, we've been inspireby you. and we've been honored to walk with you to help you get where u want to be. ♪ because your moment is now. let nothing stand in your way. ♪ >> in china, this is strange, an annual st. patrick's day parade has been canceled. in china. yeah.
npr your tax dollar money. why? >> with an increase and move over, tina fey, the movie producers just picked somebody else to play sarah palin in her big screen debut. >> happy birthday to carrie underwood. she's 28 today. ok guys, how's the family gonna use less? i'm gonna use less honey. i'm gonna text less. well, i'm gonna use less bath tissue with charmin!!! [ female announcer ] with charmin ura soft you can feel good while using less. charmin ultra soft's ultra-cushiony design...
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when we're talking about blowing up medicare and slashing spending on everything from the pentagon to npr, why isn't it a no brainer to hit the rich? what is the real political power they wield? plus "time" magazine has a cover this week that asks, what if there is no hell? a new book by an evangelical pastor raised this among christians. is it just a notion? a reflection of our society? join us for a great roundtable. now nor a look on what's coming up on "meet the press," here's david gregory. >> thanks, chris. good morning, kimberly. >>> coming up, is the government getting serious about reducing america's debt, or is the president's prescription just the first shot in next year's race for the white house? plus the budget war, rising gas prices, the looming debt ceiling deadline, and the jobs outlook, all topics for my guest this morning, treasury secretary tim geithner. then what's realistic? our political roundtable weighs in on who has the more serious plan to tackle the deficit, and the latest on battle ground 2012. all coming up this morning on "meet the press." >>> royal watchers
when we're talking about blowing up medicare and slashing spending on everything from the pentagon to npr, why isn't it a no brainer to hit the rich? what is the real political power they wield? plus "time" magazine has a cover this week that asks, what if there is no hell? a new book by an evangelical pastor raised this among christians. is it just a notion? a reflection of our society? join us for a great roundtable. now nor a look on what's coming up on "meet the press,"...
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npr would definitely survive. >> reporter: o'keefe targeted npr after it fired ron williams for saying he was sometimes nervous flying with muslims on fox news. williams unleashed on schiller. >> he wants to make it out that npr and he are the really good guys. they're the smart people. isn't it sad more people like them aren't running america. >> reporter: pbs officials say they were also invited to talk with those donorers but they halted talks after the donors could not prove who they were. >>> even before she steps food in court today, lindsay lohan has already made up her mind. reports say the actress will not accept a plea deal on her felony grand theft case because that deal would come with jail time. newly released surveillance pictures from the jewelry store apparently show a clerk waiting on lohan. the pictures show the clerk watching the actress leave with the $2500 necklace she's accused of stealing. in the case lohan has pleaded not guilty. >>> there is more turmoil on the set of the world's most expensive expressway musical. spider-man's long-time director julie taymor ha
npr would definitely survive. >> reporter: o'keefe targeted npr after it fired ron williams for saying he was sometimes nervous flying with muslims on fox news. williams unleashed on schiller. >> he wants to make it out that npr and he are the really good guys. they're the smart people. isn't it sad more people like them aren't running america. >> reporter: pbs officials say they were also invited to talk with those donorers but they halted talks after the donors could not...
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to npr. and i came to learn that what we have now is a very fractured media, and people really listen, read, watch through their own personal beliefs. and so what they see as bias is you're not on my side, you're not advocating for me. and that isn't the role of the news media. so i think it's a specious complaint, and no matter, i mean, within ten minutes once i got a complaint about the same story that had to do with the arab-israeli conflict, and one was npr's nothing but national palestinian radio. ten minutes later, npr's a mouthpiece for the israeli defense force, you know? the same story perceived through different lenses of personal belief. >> that's a really versatile news organization that can be both. [laughter] you know, we've had one interesting thing in the last few years, and it kind of spins off the bias question. there are a lot of people who agree with lisa, they talk about bias, they're really saying you didn't come out on my side. and what we've had with the rise of cable
to npr. and i came to learn that what we have now is a very fractured media, and people really listen, read, watch through their own personal beliefs. and so what they see as bias is you're not on my side, you're not advocating for me. and that isn't the role of the news media. so i think it's a specious complaint, and no matter, i mean, within ten minutes once i got a complaint about the same story that had to do with the arab-israeli conflict, and one was npr's nothing but national...
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if npr . national public radio is so special and better than anybody else which they would be the first to say, why don't they find a place for themselves in the market place and support for them in the capitolist system and instead of relying on a government hand out and that said it all i think. >> absolutely. >> pardon me. >> it does say it all. thank you very much, liz. soon to be princess kate middleton. is causing problems for one woman. it is causing a mix up. ♪ it ain't me, babe. whereo go for a quiet get away. [ male announcer ] thanks to the orbitz matrix display, you can make more knledgeable decisions when booking vation packages. ♪ see all your hotel and flight options and savings for the ideal vacation. perfect. [ male announcer ] when you orbitz, you know. but i've learned lot from patients who use flexpen. flexpen comes pre-filled with the insulin i take i live my life on the go and need an on-the-go insulin. i don't need to carry a cooler with flexpen. novolog is a fast-ac
if npr . national public radio is so special and better than anybody else which they would be the first to say, why don't they find a place for themselves in the market place and support for them in the capitolist system and instead of relying on a government hand out and that said it all i think. >> absolutely. >> pardon me. >> it does say it all. thank you very much, liz. soon to be princess kate middleton. is causing problems for one woman. it is causing a mix up. ♪ it...
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>> i think, you know, good came from it for npr. i think in a way you start to clean out some of the things that were left behind, some of the... to my mind orthodoxy, the enforcer attitude, everyone has to fuse with a specific line of thinking, behavior, total lack of diversity in thought, politically swerve and liberal and racial composition, a lot of difficult issues that made npr to this moment a very frightful place for people who worked there and i think, yesterday, i was getting calls, whispering calls from people, still, i think feeling as if they were children, under the tough hand of the enforcer, and i think some of that atmosphere, hopefully will break up now, in the aftermath of all of this. bill: you think it went public because of what happened with you, obviously. >> yes -- >> frightful and you used the word fearful last night. >> as i say, when people were afraid to even call me before, but, yesterday all of a sudden i'm getting these whispered phone calls from folks, i think people just felt they can't say anything
>> i think, you know, good came from it for npr. i think in a way you start to clean out some of the things that were left behind, some of the... to my mind orthodoxy, the enforcer attitude, everyone has to fuse with a specific line of thinking, behavior, total lack of diversity in thought, politically swerve and liberal and racial composition, a lot of difficult issues that made npr to this moment a very frightful place for people who worked there and i think, yesterday, i was getting...
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on npr. schiller had announced last week he was leaving npr for a new job. schiller did not flinch when the supposed muslim foundation leader said that skews control the media and that the fictitious muslim group was founded by members of the muslim brotherhood. but npr said they rejected a $5 million check that they offered. last year npr was criticized by conservatives for taking a grant of more than $1 million from george soros, the billionaire who supported left-leaning causes and for firing analyst juan williams after he confessed on fox news that he's uncomfortable when he sees muslim-garbed members on a plane. the house budget passed last month would eliminate funding for public broadcasting. past undercover sting videos of o'kee o'keefe's embarrassed plan parenthood and a.c.o.r.n. he's accused of editing out parts of his videos. o'keefe pleaded guilty last year after being caught trying to access the phone system of democratic senator mary landrieu, last summer he even tried to embarr
on npr. schiller had announced last week he was leaving npr for a new job. schiller did not flinch when the supposed muslim foundation leader said that skews control the media and that the fictitious muslim group was founded by members of the muslim brotherhood. but npr said they rejected a $5 million check that they offered. last year npr was criticized by conservatives for taking a grant of more than $1 million from george soros, the billionaire who supported left-leaning causes and for...
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for more on this story, we're joined from dallas by wade goodwyn of npr. wade goodwyn, thank you for joining us. so, tell me, how severe is this drought? >> it's the most severe drought that texas has had in a single year ever. the state has dried out and it is burning up. the dallas... dallas has had 63 days, i think so far this year, over 100. and this just isn't 101, these are temperatures like 105 or 107 or 108. and that combined with the fact that we haven't had water rain, really since the fall of last year, this really all began... the fall of last year there was hard hardly any rain and in the spring there was nothing and by the time we got to summer we were in a very big mess and that's where we are right now. >> ifill: is there a way to measure how much of this extreme condition is caused by the dry... the heat causing the dry brush and how much of it is caused by water supply not only from the sky but also from lakes and pipelines? >> >> well, it's both. the fact that we haven't had any water has just been debilitating. but you add that with 107
for more on this story, we're joined from dallas by wade goodwyn of npr. wade goodwyn, thank you for joining us. so, tell me, how severe is this drought? >> it's the most severe drought that texas has had in a single year ever. the state has dried out and it is burning up. the dallas... dallas has had 63 days, i think so far this year, over 100. and this just isn't 101, these are temperatures like 105 or 107 or 108. and that combined with the fact that we haven't had water rain, really...
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i think npr can function ju fine on its own. that would be nearly $1 billion a year, $10 billion over a decade, if we just cut out those two programs. there many places we could cut that we're spending on programs that we do not need, wasteful programs. when the gao cn find $200 billion in cuts, that a significant. host:n your view, what is the proper role of government? guest: xiii, the government is ordained by god. punish those who do evil and reward those which is right. the government should be maintaining law and order and to be fostering a society in which exemplary behavior is rewarded and less than exemplary behavior is not. and there's a moral symmetry to the society. i think government and the country as wealthy as ours, we should be looking out for the welfare and health of the people within the ability of the government and the ability of the country to pay we cannot do everything. that is part of the problem. washington has been tried to do everything. they have been kicking the can down the road. now we've reached
i think npr can function ju fine on its own. that would be nearly $1 billion a year, $10 billion over a decade, if we just cut out those two programs. there many places we could cut that we're spending on programs that we do not need, wasteful programs. when the gao cn find $200 billion in cuts, that a significant. host:n your view, what is the proper role of government? guest: xiii, the government is ordained by god. punish those who do evil and reward those which is right. the government...
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there is a lot in npr. i really do think with government funding gone, it opens them up to the ability to raise more from the private sector. i voted on the amendment to defund npr, but i also wrote a check for $500 to my local npr station. if it is public broadcasting, it should be voluntary supported by the public and not mandatory by the taxpayers. host: deductions for home mortgages. guest: home mortgages is important than the u.s. and i would hate to see that the way. i actually think home on a ship is a good thing. i do think we have gone too far on that on programs that require banks to loan money to people who could not repay them. but i do think making homes more affordable through interest deduction is reasonable. of course, if you go to where most -- a good chunk of -- i would say most of the freshmen, including myself, will want to go, to either a flat tax or fair tax, it becomes moot. there would not be the level of deductions we have now. our current tax system is so complicated because we are
there is a lot in npr. i really do think with government funding gone, it opens them up to the ability to raise more from the private sector. i voted on the amendment to defund npr, but i also wrote a check for $500 to my local npr station. if it is public broadcasting, it should be voluntary supported by the public and not mandatory by the taxpayers. host: deductions for home mortgages. guest: home mortgages is important than the u.s. and i would hate to see that the way. i actually think home...
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this is from npr. house minority leader nancy pelosi -- a differen a group of house leaders will get together and look at this. what do you think may come out of that? because john boehner says he is moving forward does not guarantee an outcome. guest: the voters will call around the office. the speaker does not go to a group to make a decision about what he is going to do. be a 3-2ructured to be3 a- vote. we can guess what the outcome will be. guest: all three members of the republican side said they would call for intervention, making it clear that they have at least three votes on that panel. host: speaker john boehner says he will move forward. guest: perhaps the democrats will make angry statement, but i do not think it will be much of a process. guest: once this gets underway, there are at least nine cases that we have been made aware of in the justice department -- a role in this. it could mean that the house spent a great deal of taxpayer dollars defending this issue. [unintelligible] they coul
this is from npr. house minority leader nancy pelosi -- a differen a group of house leaders will get together and look at this. what do you think may come out of that? because john boehner says he is moving forward does not guarantee an outcome. guest: the voters will call around the office. the speaker does not go to a group to make a decision about what he is going to do. be a 3-2ructured to be3 a- vote. we can guess what the outcome will be. guest: all three members of the republican side...
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tonight, we get the latest on the heightened vigilance and the investigation from dina temple-raston of npr. >> lehrer: then, ray suarez examines president obama's pitch for republican support of his jobs plan on a day the stock market fell sharply. >> woodruff: mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> lehrer: we have two stories about the home countries of the 9/11 terrorists. margaret warner reports on the egyptian roots of the radical islamic movement. >> warner: egypt was an incubator of militant political islam. we've come to cairo to explore that history and find out if that ideology still has appeal, even after the arab spring. >> woodruff: plus, jeffrey brown talks to caryle murphy of globalpost about saudi arabia ten years after the attacks. >> lehrer: and we close with a look at a new way to see our reporting online, and a preview of our 9/11 special coming sunday evening. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> well, the best companies are driven by new ideas. >> our future depends on new ideas. we spend
tonight, we get the latest on the heightened vigilance and the investigation from dina temple-raston of npr. >> lehrer: then, ray suarez examines president obama's pitch for republican support of his jobs plan on a day the stock market fell sharply. >> woodruff: mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> lehrer: we have two stories about the home countries of the 9/11 terrorists. margaret warner reports on the egyptian roots of the radical islamic movement....
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npr is hearing foot steps. they're hearing the foot steps of republicans who are saying what in the world, when this country is broke, what in the world are we doing spending hundreds of millions of dollars a year on this network that is completely unnecessary. this is a network that's also being funded by george soros to the tune of $1.8 million and republicans are saying, we really need to take a hard look and see why taxpayers are doing this, especially when they're firing liberals like juan williams for not being liberal enough. so this is a step that they're taking to try to placate them. but i can guarantee you the moment the heat is off of them, they'll go right back to where they were before. >> steve: here is the thing, juan williams, who is a progressive liberal, worked at npr, but they hate fox news and they hate that juan williams worked for us. >> this is the face of the intolerant left today. the left of joe lieberman five years ago, they're conservatives compared to the radicals who have taken ov
npr is hearing foot steps. they're hearing the foot steps of republicans who are saying what in the world, when this country is broke, what in the world are we doing spending hundreds of millions of dollars a year on this network that is completely unnecessary. this is a network that's also being funded by george soros to the tune of $1.8 million and republicans are saying, we really need to take a hard look and see why taxpayers are doing this, especially when they're firing liberals like juan...
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newshour worked with reporting team and npr. the ability to send journalists out with a single camera person to send stories back from overseas, internet collections from a laptop. the possibility to expand journalism, we have less resources and we would like more, absolutely. the current economic climate and the climate in media in general allow different ways of operating and bringing work to the public which is exciting and at the end of the day we benefit because the richness of this journalism by bringing together different perspectives is quite exciting. >> we have to follow consumers and viewers and readers on a mobile device for a catalyst for the printed form or on television and so one thing we had to change is you can't just write a story for print product and take the same story and put it on every other platform and device. we all know how we use our devices differently. we use our smart phones in a different way for very quick updates versus and ipad or a tablets which it is the laid-back experience and you want mo
newshour worked with reporting team and npr. the ability to send journalists out with a single camera person to send stories back from overseas, internet collections from a laptop. the possibility to expand journalism, we have less resources and we would like more, absolutely. the current economic climate and the climate in media in general allow different ways of operating and bringing work to the public which is exciting and at the end of the day we benefit because the richness of this...
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npr gets $3 million. it gets $3 million. >> again n this economy, the numbers are all over the place. in this climate, everybody has to make cuts somewhere, is this a logical place? they can survive without those public things. >> no, it's not a logical place. >> should they be immune? >> if noel and republicans want to fire big bird and want to fire el mo, more power to them 'cause jim demint in washington may like that, but molly swing voter in ohio isn't going to like it. >> your children in the studio have ear must muffs over their s because they don't like that. but should they be immune? >> no, they should not be. everyone must cut. this is a time to cut, to pull together as americans and make this debt go down. people are tired of it. jobless rate, foreclosures. big bird and kermit, i'm sorry. they're going to have to make a cut. >> nobody is saying they haven't made a cut. they've had to raise a lot more money on this own. but what this really is, republicans want to defund public broadcasting bec
npr gets $3 million. it gets $3 million. >> again n this economy, the numbers are all over the place. in this climate, everybody has to make cuts somewhere, is this a logical place? they can survive without those public things. >> no, it's not a logical place. >> should they be immune? >> if noel and republicans want to fire big bird and want to fire el mo, more power to them 'cause jim demint in washington may like that, but molly swing voter in ohio isn't going to like...
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organization to join calls for the white house to release the death pictures of usama bin laden and npr announcing today it will file a freedom of information act request, that request includes photographs as well as video of it, taken during the raid on bin laden's compound in abbotbad and, npr joins judicial watch, citizens united, two conservative advocacy groups and three other news outlets jumping on board, politico, "the associated press" and fox news, and the government has 20 days to respond. bill: and it is just a question of time, i would suggest and intel officials saying the mother lode of data is bringing new leads every hour of every day, a task force working around the clock to analyze the equivalents of 220 million pages of text, and, former cia and former security official and co-founder and managing principal for the chertoff group, good morning to you. >> good morning. bill: what is the priority? where do you focus first? >> well, it is -- like you said a treasure trove and is massive in size, 2.7 tara bits, 220 million pages and some is in cry -- encrypted and some i
organization to join calls for the white house to release the death pictures of usama bin laden and npr announcing today it will file a freedom of information act request, that request includes photographs as well as video of it, taken during the raid on bin laden's compound in abbotbad and, npr joins judicial watch, citizens united, two conservative advocacy groups and three other news outlets jumping on board, politico, "the associated press" and fox news, and the government has 20...
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.- pakistan relationship with npr's steve inskeep, just back from a reporting trip. this is a discussion in pakistan. are we really an independent country or just doing what the united states tells does to do. >> ifill: we look at the pentagon papers, 40 years after the secret study on the escalation of the vietnam war was leaked to the "new york times." >> brown: and former supreme court justice john paul stevens talks about his years on the bench and the shifting dynamics of the court. >> everything has changed over the years. my own view is that there's been a change on the court every time a new member has been appointed. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> oil companies have changed my country. >> oil companies can make a difference. >> we have the chance to build the economy. >> create jobs, keep people healthy, and improve schools. >> ...and our communities. >> in angola chevron helps train engineers, teachers and farmers, launch child's programs. it's not just good business. >> i'm hope
.- pakistan relationship with npr's steve inskeep, just back from a reporting trip. this is a discussion in pakistan. are we really an independent country or just doing what the united states tells does to do. >> ifill: we look at the pentagon papers, 40 years after the secret study on the escalation of the vietnam war was leaked to the "new york times." >> brown: and former supreme court justice john paul stevens talks about his years on the bench and the shifting...
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i wake up every morning to npr and it is the rare morning that you don't hear statistics about the unemployment rate and housing starts and the debt crisis in europe. i have no influence or control over those things but it makes it a very scary time as an individual investor. it takes nerves of steel to put money away especially for last three years. we continue to do it but it is hard to do it with confidence nowadays. what is your perspective on the noise in the media about getting back on track and getting the unemployment down and getting housing starts back to where they would be? we're not in a good place back in 2008 when things crash. we were doing things we should not have done and perhaps this is the way of working it out. as a good thing for us. i'm wondering what you think about whether or not we should be looking to get ourselves back to where we were or are we in the middle of a serious fundamental shift in american life such as we were after the great depression when it comes to how people live, buy homes, save, invest, consume, waste? how will we be different or not at the end o
i wake up every morning to npr and it is the rare morning that you don't hear statistics about the unemployment rate and housing starts and the debt crisis in europe. i have no influence or control over those things but it makes it a very scary time as an individual investor. it takes nerves of steel to put money away especially for last three years. we continue to do it but it is hard to do it with confidence nowadays. what is your perspective on the noise in the media about getting back on...
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i was with you on npr a couple of weeks ago on a program on insider trading. i just want to ask you about the analytics of this. it is a very interesting discussion. there are a lot of folks who try to understand the logic of lobbying and have trouble trying to trace it through what they think about how does a congressman or woman price the services they're doing. i ask because of what you look at what is paid and what they get, you get some odd cases. i will make it 6% of the defense budget one night for two hundred thousand dollars. then a week later, somebody will contribute $1 million and get a gambling resort for something like that. could you shed some light on the process under which you might call the pricism. >> i do not think there is a rational answer to the question. it is a good question. but my experience is that those members of congress, which is most of them, who are into raising money and trying not to necessarily do what they think is of an illegal quid pro quo, they are just trying to get as much money for anything they do, no matter what i
i was with you on npr a couple of weeks ago on a program on insider trading. i just want to ask you about the analytics of this. it is a very interesting discussion. there are a lot of folks who try to understand the logic of lobbying and have trouble trying to trace it through what they think about how does a congressman or woman price the services they're doing. i ask because of what you look at what is paid and what they get, you get some odd cases. i will make it 6% of the defense budget...
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this on top of npr and pbs. good idea? liz is an author of journalist and fox news contributor who joins us every sunday at this time with a commentary. good morning liz. >> good morning, eric. this is about bowl jerry running amuck again. lee bollinger, the drastic call leftist academic who heads columbia university who was the same man who in 2007 i brought you invitation and the person of mahmoud ahmadinejad, the president of iran. and, of course, known to everybody as a great hater of jews. so he invites him to columbia university, which caused an uproar, high jewish population of students at columbia university but, nevertheless, he was getting press sod bowl jerry proceeded and then once he got him there he insulted him which even made better copy for him. so bollinger is not shy about seeking publicity. now, his latest try is about getting a sort of b.b.c. for american. a totally government-funded news service for america. bad idea. he says it's a good idea. let me give you an example. he wrote about this in the col
this on top of npr and pbs. good idea? liz is an author of journalist and fox news contributor who joins us every sunday at this time with a commentary. good morning liz. >> good morning, eric. this is about bowl jerry running amuck again. lee bollinger, the drastic call leftist academic who heads columbia university who was the same man who in 2007 i brought you invitation and the person of mahmoud ahmadinejad, the president of iran. and, of course, known to everybody as a great hater of...
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third is npr and pbs. that is where we can cut the budget and it will not harm anyone. guest: i told you what i thought about the importance of planned parenthood. in national endowments for the arts, the arts is extremely important for a lot of people across the country. it represents jobs, tourism, it helps define our spirit as a country. in this time of great division, it is time we understand the great value of the arts to heal our country and unite us. as you suggest, it results in infinitesimal small amounts of our budget, but the nation needs to continue to invest in the arts, corporation for public broadcasting provides incredibly important services. those are investments we need to protect. what we need to focus on is the big budget items, like military expenses, discretionary spending, and some other reforms we are talking about on other expenditures. the thing that you described are the things that have driven the debate and have really hijacked the budget process because of claims about parent -- planned parenthood, npr. these are not the thing that the amer
third is npr and pbs. that is where we can cut the budget and it will not harm anyone. guest: i told you what i thought about the importance of planned parenthood. in national endowments for the arts, the arts is extremely important for a lot of people across the country. it represents jobs, tourism, it helps define our spirit as a country. in this time of great division, it is time we understand the great value of the arts to heal our country and unite us. as you suggest, it results in...
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also npr had a bad week executives making statements that show a level of ignorance and arrogance and boasting they didn't need our tax dollars. i think it is time to grant them their wish and turn them loose to raise their own money than asking me to contribute to the irerational rants of their executives. if we had to give an award this week of a most outrageous at the same time of a political figure it would be senator harry reid for the stunning explanation of why congress can't stop spending orgies. >> these programs create jobs . that's the reason we have in northern nevada cowboy poetry festival. had that program not been around the tens was thousands of people who come there ever year would not exist. >> what >> mike: what did he say taxpayers subsidizing the cowboy poetry festival that 10,000 people wouldn't exist? what did the cowboys do around the campfire anyway? in recognition of senator reid's panic over losing the recitation of cowboy poetsry. i created a poem i will share wu. you will be glad to know it is presented free and clear of our tax dollars. here's my poem. th
also npr had a bad week executives making statements that show a level of ignorance and arrogance and boasting they didn't need our tax dollars. i think it is time to grant them their wish and turn them loose to raise their own money than asking me to contribute to the irerational rants of their executives. if we had to give an award this week of a most outrageous at the same time of a political figure it would be senator harry reid for the stunning explanation of why congress can't stop...
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that is causing a judicial crisis in the united states as reported on npr this morning. guest: the filibuster is only in the senate. when we had the majority, my party have the majority, i was very frustrated with the filibuster. when the other party had the majority, i found a different value in that. whether if you have a filibuster or not, its use and abuse has been traditional and cuts across time lines. historically, it does not been any different the last couple of years. however the senate wants to orchestrate their roles on the filibuster, that is their prerogative. to be honest, the second one? host: judicial? guest: i find it frustrating there are holds on judicial nominations. but, that is traditional. and the past two years, they have increased of late, primarily, because of what is expanding in the courts in the kinds of opportunities -- decisions they make. you have found there is a greater emphasis on who the judges are. that means nominating a judges almost like a political campaign because the courts are expanding their reach. if you go back 30 years or
that is causing a judicial crisis in the united states as reported on npr this morning. guest: the filibuster is only in the senate. when we had the majority, my party have the majority, i was very frustrated with the filibuster. when the other party had the majority, i found a different value in that. whether if you have a filibuster or not, its use and abuse has been traditional and cuts across time lines. historically, it does not been any different the last couple of years. however the...
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story and on the topic he says, npr, he tells npr, these kids are spending sometimes a few hours a day going through word lists to learn the most difficult words in english. very often there are youngsters coming from immigrant families that really prize learning english as part of becoming -- assimilated into american culture. so my hat's off to all these young spellers. mr. speaker, the immigrants who rely on integration grants are often the parents of these success stories. they're the mother at the hebrew immigrant aid society in new york or the father at the lutheran social services south dakota who after working two jobs in a day still find the ability to make it to a night class where they can learn english and about our nation's history and government. the energy that drives these parents is the same energy that drove our immigrant parents and grandparents. the idea that their hard work would give their children a chance to a better life in america and while english language learner populations is often characterized as solely immigrant, the reality is that the native-born, u.s
story and on the topic he says, npr, he tells npr, these kids are spending sometimes a few hours a day going through word lists to learn the most difficult words in english. very often there are youngsters coming from immigrant families that really prize learning english as part of becoming -- assimilated into american culture. so my hat's off to all these young spellers. mr. speaker, the immigrants who rely on integration grants are often the parents of these success stories. they're the...
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if you have noticed, our local npr station in los angeles has left. it is interesting, i watched the tavis smiley program you have on last night and he said the 24- hour news station is on all day, all night, and all white. if you look at the hosts for the most part, these programs are catered to perpetuating something i have called ptsos or ptsod. it is posttraumatic slave owner syndrome. and if you do not check yourself you can develop posttraumatic slave owner disorder. something like the citizens united decision that happened where corporations are to will to human beings means that corporations -- are equal to human beings, that means that corporations will be able to dominate the liberal ideology or maybe someone that has a minority perspective, latino, asian, native american, african american. those voices are drowned out. even on c-span, i think you are great as an individual moderator, but take away the men. the women almost like sisters on your network. host: i do not know what that comment refers to. caller: all of your one in moderator's o
if you have noticed, our local npr station in los angeles has left. it is interesting, i watched the tavis smiley program you have on last night and he said the 24- hour news station is on all day, all night, and all white. if you look at the hosts for the most part, these programs are catered to perpetuating something i have called ptsos or ptsod. it is posttraumatic slave owner syndrome. and if you do not check yourself you can develop posttraumatic slave owner disorder. something like the...
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for npr. >> 0 now, right? >> reporter: most think 5%. reality, less than.01%. they believe foreign aid, pensions, education, food and housing assistance and public broadcasting account for 52% of the budget. reality, it's 11.3% of the budget. the bulk of our spending goes to defense, social security, medicare and medicaid. >> we have a skewed perceptive. >> reporter: why do you think that is snk is probably the media. >> reporter: in the media, we can take the blame but it's also politicians making a small part of the budget part of the fight. they are not touching social security, medicare and medicaid. jessica yellen, cnn washington. >>> a connecticut man is charged with harassing a legislature. he said a legislature took his call the wrong way. he called her about a proposed gun bill. she says he made a direct threat against her life and made references to the murder of gabrielle giffords. police searched his home and found many automatic weapons and an assault rifle. >>> ivory coast is on the brink of war. they have forced a bloody four-month stand off. the
for npr. >> 0 now, right? >> reporter: most think 5%. reality, less than.01%. they believe foreign aid, pensions, education, food and housing assistance and public broadcasting account for 52% of the budget. reality, it's 11.3% of the budget. the bulk of our spending goes to defense, social security, medicare and medicaid. >> we have a skewed perceptive. >> reporter: why do you think that is snk is probably the media. >> reporter: in the media, we can take the...
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you just mentioned npr. c-span is not funded by the government. why should npr? abc, cbs, none of them do. if you can figure out a separate funding mechanism -- my main point is, the government was never constituted to be a consumer lending agency. there is no reason why the government should be paying for a 35-year-old studying french literature at miami state university. it should not be. if he wants to do that, go to the state. we have great people who work their way through school, like i did. i want you to realign your understanding of the role of the government, the role of the states, the role of the individual. the fact is, we do not have a revenue problem. we are taking in more money than we ever have in the history of our country. we have a spending problem. stop paying fore 80-year-old to get hip replacements, can we please stop paying for everyone's prescription medication? guest: you have brought a lot of things together in that statement. i disagree with you about it not making sense of the taxpayer providing funds to national public radio for publi
you just mentioned npr. c-span is not funded by the government. why should npr? abc, cbs, none of them do. if you can figure out a separate funding mechanism -- my main point is, the government was never constituted to be a consumer lending agency. there is no reason why the government should be paying for a 35-year-old studying french literature at miami state university. it should not be. if he wants to do that, go to the state. we have great people who work their way through school, like i...
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>> well, npr is doing great. and all you have to do to know that is to turn on and hear nbc, listen to wamu and the npr reporting. our journalism has not missed a beat. the issues ha -- have been on the management side of things and we have, you know, we've learned from what we've gone through. i think we're a little bit more disciplined about our processes now but most importantly we have gotten the management out of the limelight and put our journalism back in the limelight where it should be. dick is here, mark expense is here somewhere, they are two of the team of people who pretty much sacrificed their easter weekend to produce the incredible story on the guantanamo bay detainees that we heard yesterday morning. you know, i heard part of jackie leiden's six-part series on prostitution in nashville, when you see what we're doing in north africa, in japan, the reporting is incredible and anything but timid. we do have careful editorial process. you know, from the beginning, people chaled each other, they chall
>> well, npr is doing great. and all you have to do to know that is to turn on and hear nbc, listen to wamu and the npr reporting. our journalism has not missed a beat. the issues ha -- have been on the management side of things and we have, you know, we've learned from what we've gone through. i think we're a little bit more disciplined about our processes now but most importantly we have gotten the management out of the limelight and put our journalism back in the limelight where it...
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npr call al-awlaki a prayer leader and asked him to comment on usama bin laden. in today's stories by those organizations only the "washington post" noted al-awlaki was once regarded as a moderate. >>> bank of america and senate majority whip dick durbin are playing the blame game when it comes to the $5 debit card usage fee. the bank says the move is because of the so-called "durbin amendment" provision of the dodd-frank law that set a limit on fees that banks can charge retailers for swiping their cards. durbin says, "it seems that old habits die hard for bank of america. it's overt, unfair and i hope their customers have the final say." finally the u.n. is debating whether to award a $3 million sipe prize in honor of equatorial guinea's president. nguema. the african and arab delegates passed the resolution over western opposition staying at $800 million resort the african country built as what it called a charm offenseive. for perspective, that amount $800 million is 20 times the moneyal allocated for the country's education in this year's budget. >>> the "as
npr call al-awlaki a prayer leader and asked him to comment on usama bin laden. in today's stories by those organizations only the "washington post" noted al-awlaki was once regarded as a moderate. >>> bank of america and senate majority whip dick durbin are playing the blame game when it comes to the $5 debit card usage fee. the bank says the move is because of the so-called "durbin amendment" provision of the dodd-frank law that set a limit on fees that banks can...
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and we had done a week with an npr media reporter that is a collection of essays by in different contributors writing about media, again, taking this subject onthe film's limitations. .. >> we also have exerts from his own book. including his wonderful and more of the speaks and essays and things he's written over the year. we think he gives an incredible portrait of both in his own words and reflections on the career. >> we've been talking with susan weinberg. publishers of public affairs books. publicaffairsbooks.com is the web site. >> you are here because you know jim rogan and you admire what he's done and you know something about his book. if you want to do early background, you have to read the book "rough edges." which i think many of you know. it's about his life from welfare to washington. and it's fascinateing because he has incured a tough like which he all of the sudden said this isn't for me and picked himself up and dusted himself off and went on ton very successful in public service. he's a good friend of ours. he first met richard nixon because he had an obsession with presid
and we had done a week with an npr media reporter that is a collection of essays by in different contributors writing about media, again, taking this subject onthe film's limitations. .. >> we also have exerts from his own book. including his wonderful and more of the speaks and essays and things he's written over the year. we think he gives an incredible portrait of both in his own words and reflections on the career. >> we've been talking with susan weinberg. publishers of public...